How to watch the Summer Game Fest showcase - Engadget
…A complete schedule can be found here . SGF is arriving this year at a tricky time, with the prices of gaming hardware soaring across platforms and studios cancelling games and laying off…
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Jason Blundell announces his new-new studio, Magic Fractal - Engadget
…was released, and in February 2026, closed Bluepoint Games after its live-service game based on the God of War series was reportedly cancelled . Magic Fractal is Blundell's third studio after…
IO Interactive splits with MindsEye developer and ends Hitman collab - Engadget
…However, MindsEye was widely criticized upon release due to bugs, a lackluster story and mediocre gameplay. At the same time, employees penned an open letter accusing Benzies of mismanaging the game and…
Vampire Survivors spinoff Vampire Crawlers is coming to PC and consoles on April 21 - Engadget
…Alternatively, you'll be able to check it out via Xbox Game Pass on day one. Vampire Crawlers is on the way to iOS and Android as well. However, you'll have…
Engadget Podcast: Why does everyone hate NVIDIA's DLSS 5 AI upscaling? - Engadget
…The company claims it's meant to deliver "photorealistic" lighting and materials in games by using neural processing. But it differs considerably from previous versions of DLSS, which were focused on using…
Netflix's version of Overcooked lets you play as Huntr/x - Engadget
…Tascan took over as Netflix's President of Games in 2024, and appeared to start revamping the company's plans not long after, cancelling the release of several mobile games and reportedly…
Xbox Game Studios chief reportedly steps down as layoffs loom - Engadget
…Many of those were within Xbox, which canceled several games and closed a studio. When asked at a conference last week about the memo Sharma and Booty shared, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella…
Dbrand's Companion Cube case for the Steam Machine was a lie - Engadget
…By Sam Rutherford June 29, 2026 1:00 pm EST More than six months ago Dbrand showed off an awesome-looking mod for the Steam Machine that turned Valve's latest gaming…
Microsoft hired an analyst with an influential video game blog to fix Xbox - Engadget
…This year's hierarchy changes came after another round of massive layoffs at Microsoft in July 2025, which heavily hit its gaming sector, resulting in multiple game cancellations and studio closures . This…
Subnautica 2 is a massive hit, so Krafton has to pay that $250 million bonus to devs - Engadget
…People have been so desperate for good old-fashioned underwater exploration that the game has already sold at least 4 million copies. This means that publisher Krafton has to finally make good…